for Museums

VTS training and consulting can be tailored to meet the objectives of museum educators, docents or curators. Museum staff may choose to participate in one of our national training events, or a VTS trainer can work with a group of museum staff on location in your institution.

For highlights of VTS museum programs throughout the country, click here. Or, read about some of the programs from our newsletter stories:

VTS is a strong component of many museum-based education programs, including:

Ball State University Museum of Art
Muncie, IN
The BSUMA will develop and disseminate a third-to-sixth-grade standards-based language arts curriculum using works of art in the museum’s collection using VTS.

Brattleboro Museum
Brattleboro, VT
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center's education program is centered on VTS, which is used in all school visits and with all ages. The Museum brings changing exhibits of art of our time to its six galleries three times a year.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have rendered a century of public service in the arts, and it is our mission to extend that service into the next century. The FAMSF uses VTS for their 1st-3rd grade tours and the methodology also informs our work with upper grade levels.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Memphis, TN
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is the Mid-South's largest encyclopedic art museum as well as a center for cultural activity for the entire family. The Museum has piloted a VTS collaboration with three inner city schools, beginning in 2008.
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
Provincetown, MA
Since 1914, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) has distinguished itself as a vibrant center of 20th and 21st century art. PAAM utilizes VTS in a variety of educational programs and settings including: docent trainings and general tours facilitated by staff; the Student and Educator Curating Program; classroom environments K-12 utilizing work from our permanent collection; and out-of-school programming for children and youth.

The Wolfsonian-FIU
Miami, FL
The Wolfsonian, Florida International University, an art & design museum located in the heart of the Art Deco District in Miami Beach, uses objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design, to explore what it means to be modern, and to tell the story of social, political, and technological changes that have transformed our world. Museum education staff use VTS primarily with K-12 and university students. School teachers are also trained to implement VTS in their classrooms.